Friday, October 29, 2010
Bad Gameplans: It’s your own damn fault that you lost
Every event we see a fighter come in with the boneheaded notion of trying to challenge their opponents strengths. Whether it be a Striker trying to grapple with a BJJ Black Belt or a BJJ Practioneer trying to box with a KO Artist or the Kickboxer that tries to Wrestle someone with a D1 Pedigree. 97.8625% of the time they lose…Okay I made that stat up, but it doesn’t change the fact that it’s a stupid thing to do. I get the whole “I want to challenge myself as a Mixed Martial Artist” angle of doing something like that. But come on son. Don’t be dumb. That’s playing with fire, and you know what happens when you play with fire right? Someone steals your wallet and then you can’t buy Ice Cream. If you know that you can submit someone, take them down. If you know that you’ll light someone up on the feet, don’t even entertain the thought if playing around on the ground. I’m not saying play it safe, I’m just saying don’t be dumb.
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Yea that shit gets outta hand...
ReplyDeleteWhy the hell Gonzaga goes for one take down in the entire fight I have no idea... and waiting till the last 10 seconds?
Shitty game planning is yet another thing that boxing once had on lock which MMA has taken to a whole new level.
ReplyDeleteMegumi Fujii lost on purpose last night. Or clearly didn't care if she lost. She was like "22-0 is the record, I'm the baddest, Bellator sucks, Fuck it."
ReplyDeleteEven when she was getting rocked, she had no intention of taking it to the mat. Which she obviously could have done.
Martin Kampmann was lulled to sleep by the ebtracing styles a a hawt Jake Shields. He seriously wanted to prove he could out boring-grapple Shields. He wouln't let his hands go, even though he could pop back up after a TD. WTF???? Do you want to be a fuckin' fighter?
Gonzaga doesn't even want to fight anymore. He just isn't that guy.
I know what inspired this...
ReplyDeleteBut you're right, and honestly there's nothing more frustrating as a fan then watching someone go with a shitty gameplan for the entire fight only to realize at the very end "oh shit, this is what I should've been doing the whole time!"
Yea Andy Wang.
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